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Charlie J Benson
Researcher at University of California, Davis
Publications - 2
Citations - 165
Charlie J Benson is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Hallucinogen. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 84 citations.
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Effects of N, N-Dimethyltryptamine on Rat Behaviors Relevant to Anxiety and Depression.
TL;DR: It is found that while DMT elicits initial anxiogenic responses in several of these paradigms, its long-lasting effects tend to reduce anxiety by facilitating the extinction of cued fear memory, and DMT reduces immobility in the forced swim test, which is a characteristic behavioral response induced by many antidepressants.
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Chronic, Intermittent Microdoses of the Psychedelic N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Produce Positive Effects on Mood and Anxiety in Rodents
Lindsay P. Cameron,Charlie J Benson,Brian C. DeFelice,Oliver Fiehn,Oliver Fiehn,David E. Olson +5 more
TL;DR: It is found that chronic, intermittent, low doses of DMT produced an antidepressant-like phenotype and enhanced fear extinction learning without impacting working memory or social interaction.